Question 1

The information integration theory of consciousness states that:

Accepted Answer

A) Conscious perception requires a lower-order representation, a higher-order representation, and a link between the two. 
B) Mental states depend on the functional role they perform 
C) There is a fundamental separation between the mind/consciousness and the body 
D) Consciousness is subjectively informative and highly integrated 
A) Conscious perception requires a lower-order representation, a higher-order representation, and a link between the two. 
B) Mental states depend on the functional role they perform 
C) There is a fundamental separation between the mind/consciousness and the body 
D) Consciousness is subjectively informative and highly integrated

Question 2

Studies on change blindness indicate that ______ is a large factor in whether or not change is noticed by the participant.

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence 
B) Time of day 
C) Attention 
D) Culture 
A) Intelligence 
B) Time of day 
C) Attention 
D) Culture

Question 3

The ____ is associated with arousal or wakefulness.

Accepted Answer

A) Amygdala" 
B) Cerebellum" 
C) Hippocampus" 
D) Midbrain" 
A) Amygdala" 
B) Cerebellum" 
C) Hippocampus" 
D) Midbrain"

Question 4

In the visual cortex, neurons ______ when an individual is attending to a preferred stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) Fire more weakly than usual 
B) Fire more strongly than usual 
C) fire randomly 
D) Cease firing 
A) Fire more weakly than usual 
B) Fire more strongly than usual 
C) fire randomly 
D) Cease firing

Question 5

Describe how studies of change blindness show the limitations of our awareness.

Accepted Answer

Change blindness refers to the phenomeno

Question 6

The belief that your body is behaving as normal after an impairment is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Masking" 
B) Anosognosia" 
C) Schizophrenia" 
D) Somatoparaphrenia" 
A) Masking" 
B) Anosognosia" 
C) Schizophrenia" 
D) Somatoparaphrenia"

Question 7

Changes in synchronization allow for changes in ______ across neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) Frequency" 
B) Location" 
C) Size" 
D) Information states" 
A) Frequency" 
B) Location" 
C) Size" 
D) Information states"

Question 8

During light sleep, there is less connectivity between these brain regions:

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus and thalamus" 
B) occipital and temporal lobes" 
C) The thalamus and the cortex" 
D) The medial prefrontal and parietal cortex" 
A) hypothalamus and thalamus" 
B) occipital and temporal lobes" 
C) The thalamus and the cortex" 
D) The medial prefrontal and parietal cortex"

Question 9

A person who follows sleep-wake cycles, keeps their eyes open for much of the day, but does not respond to stimuli is said to be in a:

Accepted Answer

A) Deep sleep" 
B) Vegetative state" 
C) Coma" 
D) None of the above" 
A) Deep sleep" 
B) Vegetative state" 
C) Coma" 
D) None of the above"

Question 10

Intralaminar nuclei are associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Reasoning" 
B) Muscial talent" 
C) Arousal and alertness" 
D) Appetite" 
A) Reasoning" 
B) Muscial talent" 
C) Arousal and alertness" 
D) Appetite"

Question 11

Somatoparaphrenia is the condition in which:

Accepted Answer

A) An individual believes they only have one arm/leg" 
B) An individual has sensations in amputated limbs" 
C) An individual believes that one of their own body parts belong to someone else" 
D) An individual can not feel their arms" 
A) An individual believes they only have one arm/leg" 
B) An individual has sensations in amputated limbs" 
C) An individual believes that one of their own body parts belong to someone else" 
D) An individual can not feel their arms"

Question 12

Comas, deep sleep, and being under anesthesia are all examples of impaired states of:

Accepted Answer

A) Memory" 
B) Consciousness" 
C) motor function" 
D) attention" 
A) Memory" 
B) Consciousness" 
C) motor function" 
D) attention"

Question 13

Reaction time costs may occur if one:

Accepted Answer

A) Attends to the correct location at the correct time" 
B) Looks at an stereoscopic images" 
C) is shown a central cue pointing to the correct location" 
D) Attends to the wrong place at the wrong time" 
A) Attends to the correct location at the correct time" 
B) Looks at an stereoscopic images" 
C) is shown a central cue pointing to the correct location" 
D) Attends to the wrong place at the wrong time"

Question 14

Some effects of anesthesia are:

Accepted Answer

A) Alertness 
B) Amnesia and disorientation 
C) Hyperactivity 
D) Heightened pain sensitivity 
A) Alertness 
B) Amnesia and disorientation 
C) Hyperactivity 
D) Heightened pain sensitivity

Question 15

Cogntive neuroscientists studying consciousness try to find specific brain regions associated with conscious perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

There is no awareness without:

Accepted Answer

A) Distraction" 
B) Attention" 
C) Consciousness" 
D) Misdirection" 
A) Distraction" 
B) Attention" 
C) Consciousness" 
D) Misdirection"

Question 17

A person who is showing 50% brain metabolic activity, does not respond to stimuli, nor opens their eye spontaneously is said to be in a:

Accepted Answer

A) Vegetative stae" 
B) Coma" 
C) Deep sleep" 
D) All of the above" 
A) Vegetative stae" 
B) Coma" 
C) Deep sleep" 
D) All of the above"

Question 18

Recent studies have shown that many different regions of the brain are active during attention, depending on what type of stimulus an individual is attending to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The brain can register a change in a stimulus without the individual being aware that there was a change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sarina, who believed that her left arm was not her own, also believed that the arm belonged to her mother. This condition is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Somatoparaphrenia 
B) Anosognosia 
C) Extinction 
D) Schizophrenia 
A) Somatoparaphrenia 
B) Anosognosia 
C) Extinction 
D) Schizophrenia

The information integration theory of consciousness states that:

Studies on change blindness indicate that ______ is a large factor in whether or not change is noticed by the participant.

The ____ is associated with arousal or wakefulness.

In the visual cortex, neurons ______ when an individual is attending to a preferred stimulus.

Describe how studies of change blindness show the limitations of our awareness.

The belief that your body is behaving as normal after an impairment is referred to as:

Changes in synchronization allow for changes in ______ across neurons.

During light sleep, there is less connectivity between these brain regions:

A person who follows sleep-wake cycles, keeps their eyes open for much of the day, but does not respond to stimuli is said to be in a:

Intralaminar nuclei are associated with:

Somatoparaphrenia is the condition in which:

Comas, deep sleep, and being under anesthesia are all examples of impaired states of:

Reaction time costs may occur if one:

Some effects of anesthesia are:

Cogntive neuroscientists studying consciousness try to find specific brain regions associated with conscious perception.

There is no awareness without:

A person who is showing 50% brain metabolic activity, does not respond to stimuli, nor opens their eye spontaneously is said to be in a:

Recent studies have shown that many different regions of the brain are active during attention, depending on what type of stimulus an individual is attending to.

The brain can register a change in a stimulus without the individual being aware that there was a change.

Sarina, who believed that her left arm was not her own, also believed that the arm belonged to her mother. This condition is called:

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Exam 8: Attention and Consciousness

The information integration theory of consciousness states that:

Studies on change blindness indicate that ______ is a large factor in whether or not change is noticed by the participant.

The ____ is associated with arousal or wakefulness.

In the visual cortex, neurons ______ when an individual is attending to a preferred stimulus.

Describe how studies of change blindness show the limitations of our awareness.

The belief that your body is behaving as normal after an impairment is referred to as:

Changes in synchronization allow for changes in ______ across neurons.

During light sleep, there is less connectivity between these brain regions:

A person who follows sleep-wake cycles, keeps their eyes open for much of the day, but does not respond to stimuli is said to be in a:

Intralaminar nuclei are associated with:

Somatoparaphrenia is the condition in which:

Comas, deep sleep, and being under anesthesia are all examples of impaired states of:

Reaction time costs may occur if one:

Some effects of anesthesia are:

Cogntive neuroscientists studying consciousness try to find specific brain regions associated with conscious perception.

There is no awareness without:

A person who is showing 50% brain metabolic activity, does not respond to stimuli, nor opens their eye spontaneously is said to be in a:

Recent studies have shown that many different regions of the brain are active during attention, depending on what type of stimulus an individual is attending to.

The brain can register a change in a stimulus without the individual being aware that there was a change.

Sarina, who believed that her left arm was not her own, also believed that the arm belonged to her mother. This condition is called:

Online Practice Questions

The Brain and Nervous System

Neurons and Synapses

Neuroplasticity

Vision

Other Senses

The Motor System

Memory

Sleep

Language and Lateralization

Decision Making

Emotions

Motivation and Reward

Social Cognition

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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